ALA News Releases (July 20, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alareleases/alareleases-950720 NEWS RELEASES July 20, 1995 This batch contains: 1. Betty J. Turock is new American Library Association president 2. ALA Annual Conference draws record crowd 3. ALA Cavendish, Clift and Giles scholarship recipients named 4. ALA seeks library sites for American frontier exhibition 5. Martha Holguin named 1995-96 ALA Minority Fellow 6. 1995 Library Building Consultant List available 7. William Miller elected ACRL vice president/president-elect 8. New ALA Washington Office legislative counsel named 9. Irving E. Rockwood named new CHOICE editor and publisher 10. John Vasi new LAMA president 11. "What's in a name?" published by ALCTS Serials Task Force 1. 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Betty J. Turock is new American Library Association president Betty J. Turock, chair of the Department of Library and Information Studies and director of the master's in library science program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., is the new president of the American Library Association (ALA). She assumed office on June 27, at the association's 114th Annual Conference in Chicago. As ALA president, Turock is the chief elected officer of the world's oldest and largest association in support of libraries. Its 57,000 members represent all types of libraries -- public, school, academic and special. Turock will focus on "Equity on the Information Superhighway" during her presidential year. "As we approach the 21st century, a momentous telecommunications revolution is taking place," Turock said. "Nothing else happening today offers more challenge and more opportunity for our nation's libraries than the evolution of the electronic national information infrastructure, better known to the American public as the information superhighway. "Without technologically sophisticated libraries in every community, the evolving infrastructure will only widen the gulf between the information rich and the information poor. Access to the information superhighway must be available to the rich and the poor, the young and the old--whether they are people, libraries or nations." Turock, an active member of ALA for more than 20 years, has served in a number of leadership positions. She has served on the ALA Executive Board, the ALA Council, (the association's governing body), the Committee on Program Evaluation and Support (COPES) and the Committee on Professional Ethics. Turock has participated in ALA Chapters in Illinois, Arizona, North Carolina, New York and New Jersey. She is a member of four ALA divisions and two roundtables -- the Public Library Association (PLA), the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), the Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD), the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) and the ALA Library Research Round Table (LRRT). Turock has also served as the coordinator of the ALA Feminist Task Force and as a member of the LAMA Executive Board. Turock has held management posts across the United States in public, school and academic libraries. She served as assistant director and director of the Montclair (N.J.) Public Library, assistant director of the Rochester and Monroe County (N.Y.) Library System, head of extension services at the Forsyth County (N.C.) Library System and school media specialist for the Alhambra School System in Phoenix, Ariz. Turock also served as senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement Library Programs. A frequent lecturer and consultant to libraries, Turock is the author of more than 60 publications and the founding editor of The Bottom Line: A Financial Magazine for Libraries. Her book, "Evaluating Federally Funded Public Library Programs," was released by the U.S. Department of Education. She is also the author of "Creating A Financial Plan," with Andrea Pedlosky. Turock is been listed in "Who's Who of American Women" and in "Who's Who in America." She received the ALA Jesse Shera Award for Outstanding Research in 1989. Turock is the 1993 recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award from Rutgers University and the 1994 New Jersey Library Leadership Award. A Charles Weston scholar, Turock has a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) from Syracuse University and a master's degree and doctorate in library and information science from Rutgers University. 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA Annual Conference draws record crowd A record crowd of almost 25,000 librarians, trustees, exhibitors and guests attended the 114th Annual Conference of the American Library Association held June 24-29 in Chicago. Attendance in all areas was up. The paid registration of 13,178 was up by more than 100 over the previous record of 13,063 at the 1992 annual conference held in San Francisco. There were 13,063 paid registrants at the 1993 annual conference in New Orleans and 8,025 paid registrants at the 1994 annual conference in Miami Beach. This year's total attendance of 24,541 also included 5,856 exhibitors and guests. Some 5,507 free exhibit passes were issued compared to 3,441 in Miami Beach. The 1995 Annual Conference offered some 2,000 programs, meetings and exhibits with featured speakers U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove, PBS commentator Charlayne Hunter-Gault and other well known authors and experts celebrating the theme "Libraries: An American Value." The 1996 ALA Midwinter Meeting is scheduled for January 19-25 in San Antonio and the 1996 Annual Conference will be held July 4-10 in New York. 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA Cavendish, Clift and Giles scholarship recipients named Winners of three American Library Association (ALA) scholarships have been announced by the ALA Awards Committee. Katinka Bryk of Estacada, Ore., and Maren A. Haaland of Fargo, N.D., are the first recipients of the American Library Association (ALA) Marshall Cavendish Scholarships. The two scholarships, $3,000 each donated by the Marshall Cavendish Corporation of North Bellmore, N.Y., recognize academic excellence, leadership and evidence of a commitment to a career in librarianship. The Marshall Cavendish Corporation is the publisher of illustrated reference books for libraries, including "Man, Myth & Magic, How It Works," "International Wildlife Encyclopedia" and Benchmark Books, a new imprint for children's reference books. Bryk is assistant librarian at the Estacada (Ore.) Public Library. She has worked as a library assistant at the Oregon City Public Library, and as a bookseller and retail manager. She is currently attending Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management's regional site program in Oregon. Bryk is interested in information technologies in special libraries. She has a bachelor's degree in art history from San Francisco State University. Haaland is an intern at Moorehead (Minn.) Public Library. She will attend the University of Texas-Austin Graduate School of Library and Information Science and is interested in technology applications in libraries. She has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cornell University. Elizabeth A. Madson of Corvallis, Ore., is the 1995 recipient of the ALA David H. Clift Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship is given to a student seeking a master's degree in library science at a ALA-accredited institution. As a teacher in England, she was introduced to the world of children's literature. Madson also worked as a children's room assistant at the Memorial Hall Library, Andover, Mass. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Ill., and has started the master's program at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Madson is interested in children's librarianship and administration. Marshelle Denson of Jacksonville, Fla., is the l995 recipient of the ALA Louise Giles Minority Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, established in the memory of Louise Giles, is given to a student who is a U.S. or Canadian citizen and is also a member of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, black, Hispanic). The student must be seeking a master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution. Denson is working in children's services for the City of Jacksonville Public Libraries. She is beginning her studies at the Florida State School of Library and Information Studies and is interested in continuing her work with children. The ALA Clift and Giles Scholarships are funded through ALA scholarship endowments, with proceeds from the ALA President's Party and contributions from individual members. 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA seeks library sites for American frontier exhibition The American Library Association (ALA), in cooperation with the Newberry Library, Chicago, has received a grant of $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a project titled "The Frontier in American Culture." The project includes a traveling exhibition as well as educational and interpretive materials that will examine how stories and images of the frontier and the settling of the West have played an integral role in shaping American identity and values. The exhibition is based on an exhibition of the same name presented at the Newberry Library from August 1994 to January 1995, with NEH support. Richard White, McClelland professor of history at the University of Washington, Seattle, and recipient of a 1995 MacArthur Foundation fellowship, is the curator of both exhibitions. Forty-five U.S. public and academic libraries will be selected by ALA to host the traveling exhibition. It will tour between September 1996, and August 1998, with a six-week stop at each site. "The Frontier in American Culture" focuses on two conflicting stories about the settling of the West -- historian Frederick Jackson Turner's account of free land and peaceful settlement, and Buffalo Bill Cody's depiction in his wild west shows of bloody conflict and violent confrontation. A third perspective presented in the exhibition is that of the Indians, who were reportedly virtually ignored by Turner and demonized by Cody. Library sites for the traveling exhibition will be selected from applications that are available from the ALA Public Programs Office. Applicants must agree to appoint an exhibition coordinator, develop public programs related to exhibition, seek community support and provide reports to the ALA project staff. Coordinators from the 45 libraries selected for the tour will attend a seminar in May 1996, in Chicago to view the traveling exhibition and the original Newberry Library exhibition. They will also discuss local community programming with the curator and other project staff. To obtain an application form for "The Frontier in American Culture," contact: ALA Public Programs, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5053 or 5056, or 312-280-5053 or 5056. The postmark deadline for applications is January 15, 1996. 5. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Martha Holguin named 1995-96 ALA Minority Fellow Martha Holguin, head librarian at El Paso (Texas) Community College, Valle Verde Campus, has been named the 1995-96 American Library Association (ALA) Minority Fellow. She will begin her duties on September 1. Holguin will work in the ALA Executive Office. She will conduct an independent project that will explore the future of library management as it relates to technology. Minority Fellows spend 70 to 75 percent of the time working in an ALA unit at the ALA headquarters in Chicago, 20 percent on an independent project and 5 to 10 percent on overall ALA activities and association management workshops. The fellow is paid a $30,000 stipend plus medical, dental, life and disability insurance as well as relocation assistance to Chicago. Holguin has worked as a children's librarian at the Phoenix (Ariz.) Public Library and branch manager at the El Paso Public Library where she developed the library literacy center. The literacy specialist position is now a permanent city position. Holguin also created and maintained a small community library for the Tigua Indian community in Ysleta, Texas. Holguin was named the 1994 Librarian of the Year by the El Paso Chapter of REFORMA. She served as chapter president from 1990-92. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, and a master's degree in library science from Texas Woman's University, Denton. The ALA Minority Fellowship is designed to provide a participatory opportunity for minority librarians to gain an understanding of ALA's structure and operations, and how policy is formulated and implemented. It is designed to improve the upward mobility and widen the representation of minority librarians, to make ALA better known to librarians of diverse backgrounds and to contribute to ALA in its vision and commitment toward a multicultural profession. For more information, contact: ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4294. 6. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 1995 Library Buildings Consultant List available The 1995 edition of "Library Buildings Consultant List," published by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), is available. Compiled by Gail Kennedy, the publication provides information on 90 librarians, architects and interior design building consultants who have had major experience with library building projects. Each entry includes data on each consultant's training and experience, five most recent projects, areas of expertise, availability and the basis for fees. The list is designed to provide a starting point for librarians and library administrators seeking advice on building programs. Individuals listed in the publication submitted an application with a filing fee. Inclusion in the list does not constitute endorsement or certification by LAMA or the American Library Association (ALA). "Library Buildings Consultant List 1995" (ISBN 8389-7804-5) is $10 for LAMA members and $12.50 for non-members. It is available from: ALA Publishing, Order Department, 520 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 7. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association. 7. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 William Miller elected ACRL vice president/president-elect William Miller, director of libraries at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Miller will serve as ACRL vice president for 1995-96. He will assume the presidency at the conclusion of the 1996 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, July 4-10, in New York. "We are entering a new era in which competition for reduced resources in higher education will be intense and the basic nature of the profession will be altered," Miller said. "I will try my best to keep ACRL vital and represent the needs of the membership during this crucial transitional age. "It is truly remarkable how much the staff and the membership together are able to accomplish. Strong and competent leadership has positioned ACRL well, both financially and organizationally within ALA. Still, there will be inevitable challenges to face in the years ahead, especially as nationwide resources become ever more constrained." Miller has worked as associate dean of libraries, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University; head of reference and government documents, Michigan State University, East Lansing, and reference librarian at Albion (Mich.) College. He is a chair of the ACRL Professional Liaison Committee and a member of the ACRL Budget and Finance Committee. Miller has served on a number of other ACRL committees including chair of the ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section (1984-85); chair of the CHOICE Editorial Board (1984-85), and a member of the ACRL Planning Committee (1988-90). He has also served on a number of committees for the Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD), the Library Administration and Management Committee (LAMA) and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). Miller has a bachelor's degree (cum laude) from Temple University in Philadelphia (Pa.), a master's degree in library science from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Rochester (N.Y.). ACRL, RASD, LAMA and ASCLA are divisions of the American Library Association. 8. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 New ALA Washington Office legislative counsel named Adam M. Eisgrau, former Judiciary Committee counsel and legislative assistant to Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, is the new legislative counsel for the American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office. He began his new position on June 20. "I'm very pleased to welcome this strong addition to ALA's lobbying team in a critical policy area for libraries in the digital environment," said Carol Henderson, executive director of the ALA Washington Office. Eisgrau serves as ALA's principal lobbyist to Congress, and liaison to all appropriate associations and industry groups, for copyright and other intellectual property issues. The legislative counsel position was established to further ALA Goal 2000, the five-year plan to position the association for the information age and strengthen ALA's role as an advocate for the public interest. As Sen. Feinstein's first Judiciary Committee counsel, Eisgrau was responsible for all issues within the Senate Judiciary Committee's jurisdiction including intellectual property, technology, government information, freedom of expression, crime antitrust, gun control and immigration. Eisgrau has also worked as legislative fellow for Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey working with the legislative assistant responsible for a broad range of domestic issues including the federal budget and telecommunications. His legislative credits include the Digital Performance Rights in Sound Recordings Act, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act (the 1994 assault weapons ban) and the Juvenile Mentoring Program Act (JUMP). He practiced communications law in Washington for more than seven years, most recently with Sidley & Austin's Washington Office. Eisgrau's work focused on FCC regulation of the broadcast, computer and satellite industries. Eisgrau co-authored "Regulatory Redux: The FCC's Shifting Approach to Obscenity and Indecency" (Communications Lawyer, Fall 1986) while in practice. Eisgrau's early work experience includes internships with the Department of Standards and Practices for the ABC Television Network and the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. He has a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) in American studies from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 9. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Irving E. Rockwood named new CHOICE editor and publisher Irving E. Rockwood, publisher of political science, sociology, criminal justice and anthropology for Brown & Benchmark, Guilford, Conn., has been named the new editor and publisher of CHOICE, the academic review magazine of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) based in Middletown, Conn. He will begin his new position on August 1. Rockwood will be responsible for directing a staff of more than 20 persons and managing a $1.6 million budget. He will report to Althea Jenkins, ACRL executive director. "We feel confident that, with more than 25 years experience in scholarly and educational publishing, Rockwood will make a major contribution to CHOICE and to the ACRL publications program as well as move the CHOICE publications into the 21st century," said Althea Jenkins, ACRL executive director. Rockwood has worked as program manager, Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc., Guilford, Conn.; president of Irving Rockwood & Associates, Inc., Chappaqua, N.Y., an independent college text packaging firm; executive editor, Longman, Inc., New York; general editor, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis.; college editor, D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington, Mass., and college mathematics editor and college sales representative, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Mass., and Geneva, Ill. He has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science from Northern Illinois University, and completed graduate work in political science at Northwestern University. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. 10. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 John Vasi new LAMA president John Vasi, associate university librarian for Administrative Services and Planning at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the new president of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) for the 1995-96 term. He will assume office at the conclusion of the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. "Building Libraries for the Information Superhighway" is the title of his President's Program that will be held during the 1996 ALA Annual Conference in New York, July 4-10. The program will offer a practical look at the way library buildings in the year 2000 will integrate technology. It will also present a more visionary approach to physical library planning for the year 2000 and beyond. Vasi has served as research and planning librarian at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has held administrative positions at the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo. He has served on the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly and has chaired the LAMA Buildings and Equipment Section (BES) and the LAMA Budget & Finance Committee. Vasi received the LAMA Certificate of Special Thanks for authoringLAMA's first Five Year Budget Plan. He is past president of the Santa Barbara Public Library Board of Trustees and has also served on several other city and county library planning and advisory boards. Vasi has a master's degree in library science from Columbia University and a master's degree in English literature from SUNY Buffalo. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association. 11. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 "What's in a name?" published by ALCTS Serials Task Force "What's in a name?," a free brochure providing information on serials, is available from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). The brochure, created by the ALCTS Serials Section's Task Force on Serial Title Publication, details basic information on what a serial is, things to consider when choosing a title for a serial, how to present the title, problems with changing titles of serial, and why and how to get an ISSN for the serial. It also includes a referral list of who to contact for additional information or assistance. The "What's in a name?" brochure is available from: ALA Library and Information Center, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 6. ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.